Rail-tie and coupling.



W. W. MEEK.

RAIL TIE AND COUPLING.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2.19I8.

1,298,991. Patented Apr. 1,1919.

WALTER W. MEEK, 0F LYNNVDJLE, TENNESSEE.

BAIL-TIE AND COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Application filed April 2, 1918. Serial No. 226,182.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER W. ,MEEK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynnville, in the county of Giles, State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bail-Ties and Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties and rail fastenings therefor.

One object of the invention is to provide a tie to which the rails can be easily and securely clamped so that spreading of the rails is prevented.

Another object is to provide a novel clamping means so constructed and arranged that danger of loosening of the parts by contact of outside objects is eliminated.

Other objects and advantages will'be apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tie and fastening, the rails being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Fig. 4: is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line l4 of Fig. 2.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents the body of the tie at each end of which is formed an elevation 11. In the inner face of each of the elevations is formed an undercut recess 12 which extends transversely of the elevation and on the plane of the upper face of the middle or body portion 10. This recess receives therein one side of the base of the rail 13. The portion of the end of the elevation above the recess fits snugly within the space between the head and base of the rail and against the Web thereof. Formed longitudinally through the portion of the tie below the elevation is a channel 14, the inner end portion of which curves upwardly and extends through the upper side of the body portion 10. The body portion of the tie has a channel 15 which extends from one elevation to the other, the inner ends of the channels 14 being extended in a horizontal plane on a level with the bottom of the channel 15. In the outer end of the tie, and at the end of the channel 14 is a countersunk recess 16. Passed through each channel or passage 14 and provided with a hook like head 17 is a bolt 18, the said head engaging over the inner side of the base of the rail and having its opposite end threaded and disposed in the countersunk recess 16. On this threaded end, within the recess is engaged a clamping nut 19 and a jam nut 20.

The bolt 18 can be drawn by turning the nut 19 so as to hold the head 17 firmly in engagement with the base of the rail and thus hold the rail in proper position on the tie. The rail cannot then move inwardly against the head 17 and is prevented from outward movement by the elevation 11. Thus the rails are firmly clamped on the tie and spreading of the rails is prevented.

What is claimed is:

In a railway tie and fastening, a tie having integral elevations at the ends and a depressed longitudinally channeled connect ing portion, the end portions ofthe tie being formed with longitudinal passages, the inner ends of which enter the channeled portion of the tie, the outer ends of the tie having countersunk recesses disposed at the outer ends of the said passages, bolts disposed in the passages and having heads engaging the bases of the rails, said elevations being formed with recesses to receive the bases of the rails and bearing against the rails, and clamping nuts carried by the bolts and disposed within the countersunk recesses.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER W. MEEK.

Witnesses Gno. B. WITT, J. COMPTON.

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